Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: The "Magic" Search Machine SUCKS!

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-27-2005, 01:58 AM:

Everytime I try to find a user by filling in the required info of a search for/by a user, I ALWAYS get some lame "not found" msg or a 404 "Action Cancelled" page!

Either delete that option, OR FIX IT!

Still looking for Cam Jones so I can write him about chat!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-27-2005, 03:45 AM:

Dude, this is the UBB. Please stop expecting exceptional functionality.

Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 04-27-2005, 02:16 PM:

The magic answer machine worked ok for me.

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A handy tool to is google. In the search box type:
what you are looking for site:film-tech.com
and it will search only the film-tech.com site.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-27-2005, 05:01 PM:

I should clarify... I was refering to the "Member Search" function. All the other searches work great. For some reason 90% of the time the Member Search gives me a tug.

Joe, I actually like the Film-Tech highly modified UBB software and the looks of FT. I think it works as well as it does here because of all the modifications and re-writes to the original software. FT has some really talented software guys doing many behind-the-scenes improvements as well as the visible ones.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-27-2005, 07:46 PM:

I think it's hilarious that it had to be rewritten just to have a third of the functionality that comes stock in other forum software. I'm not sure, but I think I recall that it had to be hard coded just to have avatars. The "you have participated in this thread" graphic was set up by Daryl and myself one night... soemthing that comes stock in vBulletin.

The Mod control panel in vBulletin kicks so much ass it is insane.

Posted by John Hawkinson (Member # 1135) on 04-28-2005, 07:05 PM:

I seem to recall that one of the member searches (name or number) fails for member numbers in a certain range. So if the name search fails, try looking up their member number (find a recent post) and then searching by number.

--jhawk

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-28-2005, 07:15 PM:

Ummm John, the point of using the member name search is so I ***DON'T*** have to look through umpteen thousands of posts looking for a particular member.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 04-28-2005, 07:19 PM:

Hey you, Member #371! Quitcherbitchin!

Respectfully,
Member #1102

JUST KIDDING PHIL!!! [Razz]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 04-28-2005, 07:24 PM:

Hey #1102, I ain't bitchin', I'm telling it like it is...

>>> #371

[Wink]

Posted by Cam Jones (Member # 2684) on 05-07-2005, 01:33 AM:

Cam Jones reporting! What do you need?

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-07-2005, 01:49 AM:

Hi Cam... I found you and sent you a message thru the system...

Posted by Cam Jones (Member # 2684) on 05-07-2005, 02:24 PM:

Never got anything Phil. (No PM or Email) try sending me an email at 1digit@gmail.com

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-07-2005, 06:09 PM:

Phil, please start a new thread about your experiences with the Private Message system! [Razz]